It's a new year, and a new world. VOIP is getting more widespread and reliable, newcomers have proven their reliability, and a few old hats in the hostedpbx world have gone downhill. The future of business telephony seems to really be taking off in the virtual, internet-based world, something those of us in the industry have been expecting for a long time. We'll see who takes advantage of the tech.
If you're new to the website, then it's good to see you! This website is designed to help people trying to find independent information about telephone network technology. While we're currently under development and adding features and articles, I've started up some regular news posts to keep you appraised of any changes in the hosted PBX world, and you can use the 'reviews' tab along the top to get a summary of who's who in the market right now and how they compare. There's also a glossary of terms, some basic information about what hosted PBX means and information for those interested in learning more, and anything that isn't provided elsewhere can be inquired about in the forums anytime. You'll usually get an answer within a day or two.
This is an interstersting development. VirtualPBX.com today annouced that they can offer telpephone numbers in over 45 countries that all ring into the same hosted pbx service. They state that there are no additional charges for calls coming in on those numbers, beyond a fixed monthly fee for owning that number.
We went to the sign up page and found this to be a very easy process. Congrats on another valuable addition to the service.
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Below is the full press release
Virtual PBX Announces New International Calling Options, Expands
Affiliate Program
International Calling Service Provides International Local Numbers,
Giving More Choice for Multi-National Customers
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtual
PBX®, the inventor and leading supplier of hosted PBX services,
today introduced international
numbers in more than 45 countries and more than 1,500 cities abroad.
“Offering international numbers can be a great asset for engaging
overseas customers, but the process of setting them up, especially for
smaller firms, can be costly and, frankly, a pain to manage”
Small, growing and established businesses have taken advantage of the
cost-effectiveness of Virtual PBX’s hosted PBX services for more than a
decade. Now, with international numbers, these companies can add local
phone numbers in cities abroad, creating a stronger regional presence
and allowing inbound calls to be connected at significantly lower rates.
Another month of interesting activity in the world of hosted phone systems, but more so for the future of the cell phone.
It wasn't Skype that picked up Gizmo, but Google. Now with their
acquisition of GrandCentral a few years back giving them Google Voice,
they add the engineering talent of Gizmo for a SIp based softphone. On
the same day they announced their purchase of Admob out of San Mateo.
Rumours are flying that they are looking to the cell phone carriers,
not for phone numbers or cell coverage, but for data only plans!.
Employees at the Google campus have been spotted with "Google" phones.
Perhaps it was an early holiday shopping spree, or Google trying to
kick start the economy, most likely it is Google pulling the parts
together for a consumer branded data only cell phone, using google
voice and the carriers 3G network and the wifi networks. A side note to
all you travellers, it seems Google is also sponsoring free wifi
through many of our nations airports this season.
The Nexus One. In the modern climate of hyped (and over-hyped)
smartphone launches, Google's official entry into the phone-sales game
has excelled in a department where many find difficulty: generating
legitimate excitement. Of course, long before the name Nexus One or the
recent bounty of pictures and details existed, the very concept of a
"Google Phone" had been ingrained in the public conscience, predating
even the Open Handset Alliance and Android itself; the company dabbled in the concept of direct sales
through its offering of the Android Dev Phones 1 and 2 (alias Ion), but
this time, it's a public retail ordeal, not a couple of one-off
developer specials. The genuine-article Google Phone is finally here --
for better or worse.
Who’s Gizmo?That’s
the first question I had when I found out that Virtual PBX had teamed up with
them to provide phone service. Short answer: The guys who can give you free phone service.
